Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Saturday, February 25, 2006

Finally, a (mild) upset: Temple lost to GW, on senior night, in overtime, after the Colonials pulled off a dramatic late comeback.

The game must have hurt to watch, and not just because the home team went down: GW-- who won, remember-- shot 33% for the game, and had just 14 at the half. Sarah Jo Lawrence led all scorers with 21.

GW face Charlotte (who won again last night) Sunday: the winner lands the A-Ten title. Despite their reputation, Temple now risk third place in their own conference.

With two wins over Temple and an early-season triumph over Purdue, do the Colonials have an at-large bid locked up? Not quite: they did lose to Xavier, UMass, and Richmond-- but I wouldn't wager against them.

Charlotte, however, will probably need to win the A-Ten tournament: they have lots of wins, but none over quality teams, lost to Temple, and haven't faced GW yet.